>>53268522>has been reduced to a hedge mazeNTA but the "edge maze" actually reproduces the viridian forest maze exactly.
Besides, on the original route 2, viridian forest was already shown to be of an abstract size in the overworld
Players don't find it weird when they enter a tiny house and find a huge dungeon.
So yeah, my 7years old ass didn't find it to be "immersion breaking"
Does it suck? That depends. All kanto is reduced but Kanto is an optional bonus so I never felt "robbed". Consoomers are people happy to play games without even a 3rd of the effort GSC put in its post-game